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Indians knock off home team for district championship

The Van-Far Indians packed top-seeded Canton’s home court with fans and battled their way to a 67-64 district championship in the Class 2 District 6 tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24. Van-Far had a tough week with an opening round win over Clopton and managed to hold off Louisiana in the semifinal. Canton had a relatively […]

Lady Cats Earn District Title On Pair Of Exciting upsets

The third-seeded Bowling Green Lady Cats upset (2) Lutheran St. Charles and top-seeded Christian to win the title in the Class 3 District 7 tournament. The Lady Cats played brilliantly as a unit and adjusted quickly on offense. They also suffocated teams with their high octane defense. Most fans knew to expect a low scoring […]

Both Bowling Green Teams Take Down Host School To Open District Tournament

 The Bowling Green Bobcats withstood a third quarter Winfield comeback to down the Warriors 59-53 in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 7 Tournament on Saturday. Corey Bell scored the first six points for Bowling Green and Kameron Worley drained a big three pointer in the first quarter, but the Bobcats […]

Van-Far Lady Indians Eliminated In Opener; Boys Team Slated To Face Clopton In First Round

 The seventh seeded Van-Far girls were eliminated from the MSHSAA Class 2, District 6 Tournament in the opening round on Monday at the hands of the number two seed Paris Lady Coyotes, 59-23. The Lady Indians were out-gunned in the opening quarter as four different Coyotes scored to pace Paris to a 15-3 lead […]

Lady Hawks Defeat Knox Co. In Opener; Boys Team To Take On Van-Far

 While (6) Knox County was able to pull within four points late in the opening round game against (3) Clopton, the Lady Hawks shut down the threat with free throws that stretched the lead back to 10 in the fourth quarter. Clopton advanced in the Class 2 District 6 tournament at Canton with a […]

Lady Owls Advance To Semifinal, Will Square Off With Elsberry; Boys Eliminated In Opener

 The (3) Silex Lady Owls advanced to the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 5 Tournament on Saturday with a 52-25 win over (6) Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience in the opening round of tournament action. The Lady Owls outscored Collegiate (also known as the Owls) 17-6 in the first quarter as […]

Louisiana Girls Fall To Top-Seeded South Shelby In District Opener; Boys Kick Off Tourney Against Paris

 The (8)Louisiana Lady Bulldogs season came to an end on Monday with a 56-30 loss to (1)South Shelby in the opener of the Class 2 District 6 Tournament at Canton. Although the loss seemed lopsided, the Lady Bulldogs stayed close most of the first half and improved greatly over a 44 point loss to […]

District Basketball Preview

Both Bowling Green Teams Draw #3 Seed And Will Face Winfield Teams To Kick Off District Action The Bowling Green teams will take part in the Class 3 District 7 tournament at Winfield next week and both the Bobcats and Lady Cats are seeded third and will take on the host school in the opening […]

Van-Far Teams Split With Mark Twain In Courtwarming Night Battles

The Van-Far Indians and Lady Indians faced off with Mark Twain in Courtwarming games on Friday, Feb. 2. The girls were edged out by the Lady Tigers, 62-46, and the boys were victorious, 73-59. The lead went back and forth during the opening period as Jayle Jennings dropped in two buckets, Jordan Garner hit a […]

Lady Cats Honored At State Capitol

State Rep. Jim Hansen hosted members of the state champion Bowling Green Lady Cats softball team, Coach Dean Streed and Assistant Coach JaCee Hickerson. In a ceremony at the state capitol last week, Rep. Hansen is pictured presenting a proclamation to the team.

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